Lubricated bearing



LUBRICATED BEARING Original Filed July 27, 1929 INVENTOR syfivamms Mil. Parsons BY m ATTORNEY Patented July 25, 1933 L ZEY TES AT ENT F svnvanus HQ H. PARSONS, or cosooB, connnior our 1 f j i 2};

LuBRIcA'rEn immune This invention relates-to an" improved method and construction of supplylng lubr1- cant to stufling boxes or bearings of that class which are packed with flax or other 8 suitable material, and the present application has been divided from my application for a patent on a lubricated stuffing box, which was filed on July 27, 1929 under Serial No. 381,543 and in which I illustrate a .10 form of circular combined lubricant container and distributor, while in the present invention I illustrate, describe and claim a combined lubricant container and distributor in the form of a member mounted in paral-v l lel relation to the shaft between the abutting ends of the packing strips. L

In the usual hearing which is packed with rings of fiaxor other suitable material between the inner walls of the bearing and the shaft and which are retained in place by a packing gland or flanged collar, sufiicient lubricant does not get to the shaft from the usual form of grease cup. 7

An objectof the invention is to provide 2 means whereby aproper lubricant such as oil maybe applied to the shaft within the bearing and through'or between the rings of packing.

Another object'of the invention is to provide an oil chamber adapted to be mounted adjacent to the shaft and within the bear-mg,

both to receive and hold a supply of lubricant and to distribute and feed the sameto the shaft.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain construction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be fully described and claimed'and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts in all of the views, but it is understood that slight changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention."

In the drawing Figure 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of a bearing in which is embodied my invention. c r

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the same 9 bearing, taken on the line X-X of Figure 1.

and this an matio ma joctb e 21,

oil'or lubricant'holder and distributor; 1 v

Referring to the drawing The shaft is indicated by the numeral 10, and the stern post or strut to which the bearing is attached by the numeral 12.

The bearing or stufling box is of the usual I i type and comprises a. tubular member formed with a flange 13'for attachment' to the part ofthe boat or other article by thebolts 14;.the member 15 being adapted to enter a hole or recess prepared for itin the part .12; and the outer tubular part 17 is enlarged as at 18 to receive the cap screws 19 with which the gland 20 is held in place? Said bearing is provided with theusual counterbore 21, to hold thepacking rings 22 which are compressed by the end of the gland 20 which enters said counterbore 21 and which is held by the studs'or screws- 19, thus providing a tight "bearing to keep 2 out water, oil, etc.

To apply'lubricant in some suitable manner and of the form of oil, grease, etc.,

directly to the rotating shaft and without-' side of the inner surface of the bearing, and

the lower part of the container 24 projects downward to within almost a contact with the shaft 10, and the rings of packing mate rial 22 have a small portion cut out and have-- their ends abutted against the sides of the container, thus not only preventing any rotation of the packing rings, but providing a free flow of lubricant to the shaft 10. I

The upper groove 26 tending to distrib ute the lubricant the entire length ofthe container allowing the lower groove 27 to 'fill and apply the lubricant the entire length of the shaft within the bearing.

. For feeding the lubricant to said container ters Patent, is 1. A device for supplying lubricant to a packed bearing and securing the packing therein, comprising in combination with a bearing formed with a packing chamber having a keyway and packing contained in said chamber, of a combined lubricant container, key, and distributor adapted to be mounted in the keyway of the packing chamher and extending partly through said packing and adapted to feed the lubricant directly to the shaft.

2. A combined packing key and oiler for rotating shafts, comprising in combination with a bearing containing packing rings formed with a keyway, of a key member having tapered sides and formed with a groove in the top and bottom thereof connected by ducts, said key member mounted within said keyway and within said packing rings to prevent the rotation of said rings and lubricate the same.

.SYLVANUS' ,H. H. PARSONS. 

